Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 187 Half-Beast Transformation! (7K)

In the end, Minato Namikaze and Kakashi successfully destroyed the Kannabi Bridge, cutting off Iwagakure's supply line.

Thus, Konoha achieved a decisive victory and gave birth to two Sharingan heroes.

The Third Shinobi World War is finally drawing to a close.

In this battle, Minato Namikaze fully demonstrated to the entire ninja world the terrifying dominance of the "Yellow Flash" on the battlefield.

Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique was like the Grim Reaper descending, cutting in and out of Iwagakure's lines seven times.

The elite young ninjas that Iwagakure had painstakingly cultivated, such as Higashi Shijin, Suma Shi, and Oishi, were all killed in this battle.

These were all pillars of Iwagakure's future, whom Onoki had painstakingly nurtured, and yet they were all wiped out in one fell swoop.

On the other hand, Konoha suffered a major loss: the death of a Chunin brat from the Uchiha clan.

When the news reached Iwagakure, Onoki sat in the Tsuchikage's office in silence for a long time.

The front lines collapsed, reinforcements were exhausted, and the core forces were slaughtered.

Faced with such a hopeless situation, even the stubborn Onoki, the two-scaled creature, could only lower his head in despair and helplessly submit a letter of sue for peace to Konoha.

Frontline of the Land of Rivers, Konoha Command Center.

The tent flap was lifted, and Nara Shizuku, sporting dark circles under her eyes, placed an intelligence scroll on Aoba's desk.

"The latest battle report from the Land of Grass: the Battle of Kannabi Bridge is over."

The sound of salt water revealed an undisguised exhaustion, but also a hint of relief.

Upon hearing this, Aoba lazily opened one eye, picked up the scroll, glanced at it casually, and then tossed the intelligence scroll aside.

Although the inertia of history was somewhat stirred by his butterfly effect, it still stubbornly continued to operate according to its established trajectory in the face of the general trend.

The intelligence report did not deviate from the original timeline.

What was bound to happen, eventually happened.

Although he already knew where the plot was headed, Aoba still felt a little sad seeing that idiot Uchiha, who always talked about "comrades," still go down that path.

Minato Namikaze was also completely elevated to godhood in this battle, and the name "Yellow Flash" truly became famous throughout the ninja world!

To the average person, Konoha's victory was undoubtedly a resounding triumph, as Konoha, with Minato Namikaze's individual strength, crippled Iwagakure's core forces and forced Onoki of the Two Scales to sue for peace.

But in Aoba's view, the more dazzling Minato Namikaze's performance on the battlefield, the more it highlighted Konoha's current weakness.

The war has dragged on to this point, and whether it's Iwagakure, Sunagakure, or Konoha, they've all reached the point of exhaustion.

Konoha is severely short of manpower and can only rely on space-time ninjas like Minato Namikaze, who possess abnormal mobility, to run between battlefields and act as firefighters. This in itself is an extremely dangerous sign.

To support the front lines of the Land of Grass, the village has mobilized almost all of its available troops.

The situation was even more appalling on the front lines of the Land of Rivers, where Aoba was stationed.

In order to support the battlefields of the Land of Grass and the Hidden Mist, the troops here have been repeatedly withdrawn, and the troops on the front line of the Land of Rivers have been reduced to a precarious state, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are just empty shells.

It's no exaggeration to say that the entire defense line of Sichuan is now almost entirely controlled by Aoba's name.

In order to maintain a deterrent effect, Aoba had to make his presence felt every few days by visiting the Sunagakure front-line base.

While we're at it, let's give the Sand Village ninjas a bath.

They may not have taken as many showers in their entire lives as they have in the past few months.

The results are indeed quite good.

Aoba felt that the ninja stationed at the Sunagakure outpost on the front line had been completely defeated.

At first, they would glare at each other angrily, but later all that remained in their eyes was numbness.

As usual, Aoba slowly flew over on the sand mat, first checking in at the Sand Village outpost, and then going to the Blue Swamp to find Teacher Wu for a class.

However, something seems amiss today.

Before Aoba even got close to the Sunagakure base, he sensed an unusual aura.

However, when he arrived above the Sand Village base, he discovered that the entire base was empty.

"Huh? They all ran away?"

Qingye raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

But that's not right either.

Although the entire stronghold was empty, the tents and fortifications were still there, only the people were gone.

No, not all of them.

Aoba expanded his senses and discovered two more chakra reactions.

One of the chakra energies was from an old acquaintance.

Although he didn't recognize the other chakra, Aoba had encountered that suppressed, violent, and destructive chakra several times before.

Seemingly sensing Aoba's arrival, two figures slowly emerged from the Sunagakure base.

Walking in front was Aoba's old acquaintance—the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.

Behind him was an old monk wearing a tattered robe, his hands clasped together in prayer.

Aoba controlled the sandbag to land on the ground and stood in front of the two.

Aoba first glanced at the two of them, then naturally focused his gaze on the old man next to Rasa.

Even though he had never met him, Aoba was certain that this was Monk Bunfu.

The first Ichibi Shukaku's jinchūriki!

Shukaku's volatile temper is not something anyone can control.

But it was this very person who, through sheer willpower, became friends with Shukaku.

He held an unbiased heart and firmly believed in the way that humans and tailed beasts could coexist, earning Shukaku's praise that his character was close to that of the Sage of Six Paths.

On another level, Bunpuku could be considered a perfect Jinchūriki, but he was unwilling to use Shukaku's power.

Rasa plus the One-Tailed Jinchuriki.

This is quite a show of force; it seems things won't end well today.

Luo Sha was wearing ordinary combat uniform. His complexion was worse than when they last met. His eyes were sunken, and his once ambitious and sharp eyes now had an inexplicable gloom.

"Lord Kazekage!"

Aoba spoke first, nodding slightly in greeting, her tone polite yet measured, "Long time no see, I didn't expect you to come to the front lines in person."

No matter what, they are still the leaders of a village, so we should still show them the proper etiquette.

Upon hearing this, Luo Sha stared intently at Qing Ye, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

"Yamashiro Aoba————"

Luo Sha's voice was a little hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken in a long time.

"I am grateful for your mercy when we parted last time."

Even when the Fourth Kazekage said those words, Aoba could hear the bitterness and humiliation in them.

"Not at all."

Aoba waved his hand, "Lord Kazekage's Magnet Release: Gold Sand left a deep impression on me. If it hadn't been a surprise attack, the outcome would have been hard to predict."

Aoba's words were polite, but anyone who wasn't a fool wouldn't take them seriously.

Ninja battles are, in essence, battles of intelligence.

In the battle at Kikyo Mountain, Aoba won cleanly and decisively. If Rasa hadn't been the Kazekage, he would have been killed on the spot.

This scene today is clearly not for reminiscing.

Luo Sha clearly didn't want to waste time on such meaningless pleasantries.

He took a deep breath and slowly raised his right hand.

Splash!

Golden sand poured out from his sleeves, forming a golden torrent in the air that swept towards Qingye!

No nonsense, no declaration of war, just get right to it.

"Alright, looks like Rasa really hates me, he's so impatient—"

Aoba raised an eyebrow slightly.

Boom!

The stopper of the sand gourd on his back instantly flew off, and a large amount of yellow sand gushed out from the mouth of the sand gourd on his back, crashing head-on into the golden sand!

boom!!!

The gold sand and yellow sand collided suddenly in mid-air, producing a muffled, loud bang.

Golden and yellow sand grains scattered and flew everywhere, reflecting a dazzling light in the sunlight.

Dust filled the air, obscuring half the sky.

The sand between the two men tore and writhed wildly in the air, producing a piercing screeching sound.

The high density and weight of the gold dust in Luosha give it a natural advantage in head-on collisions.

However, Aoba's sand control technique excels in its flexibility and versatility. Under his control, the sand moves like an extension of his arm, constantly neutralizing the impact of the gold sand.

Just as the two sands were fiercely clashing in the air, Fenfu, who was standing to the side, did not say anything, but simply put his hands together and slowly sat cross-legged on the ground.

Then he closed his eyes.

Is it coming?

Aoba caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, and his expression finally turned serious.

A surge of extremely violent chakra erupted from Bunpuku's body!

Large amounts of yellow sand began to converge on Fenfu, layer upon layer enveloping his short body.

The sand piled up higher and higher, and the originally inconspicuous old man was quickly enveloped and swelled into a huge sand monster.

The silhouette of Shukaku began to appear!

He didn't know whether Rasa had convinced Shukaku to cooperate with him, but the current situation was clear.

One-tailed Shukaku plus the fourth Kazekage, Rasa.

It's important to know that Shukaku possesses almost unlimited sand manipulation abilities, which doubles its combat power in the desert.

In the desert environment of the Land of Wind, he might not necessarily be able to win against this combination.

at the same time.

On a sand dune several kilometers from the battlefield, two aged figures stood quietly, gazing at the distant battlefield.

It was Chiyo and Ebizo, the two advisors and elders of Sunagakure.

"Sister, is it really okay to do this?"

Ebizo looked at the giant sand tanuki statue in the distance, his face filled with worry.

"Let Rasa face that Konoha brat head-on. What if—he loses again? He might never be able to stand up again."

"I don't know either."

Chiyo shook her head, her wrinkled face filled with a solemn expression.

"But we have no other choice."

Since the Battle of Kikyo Mountain, although Rasa has recovered physically, his spirit has been completely shattered. He has fallen into deep self-doubt and depression, and is no longer able to shoulder the burden of the Kazekage.

It wasn't just a physical injury—it was a psychological collapse.

As the Kage of a village, he was defeated in public by a Konoha ninja who was younger than himself, and that humiliation and fear were deeply etched into his bones.

But Sunagakure cannot exist without the Kazekage.

But nowadays, Sunagakure is in a period of transition, and apart from Rasa, who else can carry the banner of Kazekage?

She and Ebizo are too old and lack energy.

The other younger generation either lacks prestige or strength.

Of course, the latter is a more important consideration!

After considering all the options, only Rasa seems capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of the Kazekage.

Therefore, we must find a way to cure Luo Sha's mental illness.

The one who tied the knot must untie it.

The most effective way to overcome fear is to confront it directly.

Since Rasa was defeated by Yamashiro Aoba, let him fight Yamashiro Aoba again.

Of course, Chiyo also knew that, given Rasa's current condition, his chances of winning were slim.

So she found Bunfuku and asked him to communicate with Shukaku inside her body to help Rasa fight against Yamashiro Aoba.

Chiyo didn't know if Bunfuku could completely control the One-Tailed Beast, but she could definitely communicate with it within her body.

Chiyo's condition was that if one of them cooperated with Rasa to deal with Yamashiro Aoba, she would persuade the Sunagakure leadership to allow Shukaku to "get some fresh air" every now and then.

Shukaku has been sealed away by humans for a long time and has never had any goodwill towards them, so naturally he doesn't trust Chiyo.

Through Chiyo's narration, Bunfuku roughly understood what had happened.

So Benfu spoke up. It still acknowledged Benfu, who had been with it for decades, and in the end, Shukaku reluctantly agreed.

After all, whether or not someone can go out for a stroll is up to Fenfu.

It can come out as long as Fenfu is asleep.

"I hope—Rasa can pull himself together."

Chiyo let out a long sigh.

Looking at the giant tanuki in front of him, Aoba did not hesitate at all. He immediately bit his finger and quickly formed hand seals.

Hai—Xu—You—Shen—Wei.

"Spiritual communication!"

boom!boom!

Two huge plumes of white smoke exploded simultaneously.

A giant lizard, over ten meters long, burst out of the smoke first. Its body was covered in thick rock armor, and it roared as it rammed into Rosa like a bulldozer.

At Qingye's feet, after another wisp of white smoke dissipated, a much smaller old lizard was revealed.

It was that old lizard immortal from the Azure Swamp.

As soon as the old lizard appeared, its eyes swept over the giant raccoon in the distance, and it instantly realized the gravity of the situation.

"Little Green Leaf".

The old lizard's aged voice was steady and calm, "Are you preparing to use that technique?"

"Um.

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Qingye nodded, then bowed slightly. "I'm sorry, Elder Clan Chief! Although this method is still a bit immature, there's no other way at the moment."

After saying that, Aoba reached out and took off his sunglasses, putting them into his ninja tool pouch. He then casually took out a blue, glass-like pill and popped it into his mouth without hesitation.

Click.

The moment the pill shattered between his teeth, Aoba's expression twisted for a split second.

That taste—

How to describe it?

The rough, granular texture exploded in my mouth, like chewing a mouthful of grit, mixed with an indescribable fishy and astringent taste that shot straight to the top of my head.

Qingye frowned, forced down the pill, and his expression was indescribable.

"Next time—we must improve the taste. It tastes like eating sand, I really can't stand it."

That being said, at this moment a special energy rapidly spread throughout the body, providing the necessary catalyst for the following technique.

Qingye quickly formed hand seals and then pressed them hard onto the old lizard's aged back.

Chakra Absorption Technique!

The old lizard cooperated willingly, and the Sage Chakra within its body, containing natural energy, rapidly flowed into its body through Aoba's hands.

[WARNING! High concentration of unknown energy intrusion detected!]

In my mind, the chip emitted a mechanical prompt.

Then, visible to the naked eye, Aoba's body began to undergo strange changes.

Fine, dark blue scales began to rapidly emerge from the surface of his skin, his pupils contracted sharply, changing from round to vertical, and his irises were tinged with a deep crimson.

The fingernails on all ten fingers quickly extended and hardened, transforming into sharp animal claws.

The spine emitted a series of subtle clicking sounds, and the person's entire figure seemed to grow taller, with muscle lines becoming smoother and more explosive.

At this moment, Qingye's appearance was somewhat similar to that of the old lizard who had transformed into a human, exuding a primitive and wild evil. This was the prototype of the Immortal Mode that he had figured out!

Half-beast!

Aoba looked down at his fingers, which had turned into beast claws, moved them a couple of times, and felt the completely different power within his body.

After all, it's not my own power, and the fusion of my chakra and natural energy isn't perfect. It also puts a lot of strain on my body, but it's enough to deal with the current situation!

"Little Qingye, then this old man will take his leave."

With a "bang," the old lizard turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared from the spot.

On the other side, Luo Sha manipulated the high-density gold dust to wrap around the rock giant lizard layer by layer, squeezing it until it let out a painful roar before finally turning into white smoke and dissipating.

"Hahahaha! I'm finally out!"

Accompanied by a sharp, piercing laugh, the sandstorm exploded.

A massive sand raccoon, its body covered in purple cursed markings, stood prominently in the desert.

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, makes its Ultimate form!

Rasa stepped onto a gold-plated floating board and quickly flew to Shukaku's head.

He looked down at Qingye, who had already completed his half-beast transformation, a cold glint in his eyes.

"One-Tailed Beast, kill that human!"

Shukaku's laughter stopped abruptly.

Those huge yellow eyes slowly turned and looked at the human next to them, who looked like an ant.

"You little bug, how dare you order me around?!"

boom! !

Without even a warning, Shukaku slammed one of its massive forepaws down on Rasa.

Luo Sha's pupils contracted sharply, and the golden sand instantly condensed into a thick golden shield in front of him.

boom!!

Despite the golden shield blocking the fatal blow, Luo Sha was still sent flying by the terrifying shockwave, crashing through two sand dunes before regaining his footing.

"Damn beast—"

Luo Sha wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes burning with anger, but he could only grit his teeth in silence for now.

I'll settle the score with that stinky cat later.

After swatting Rasa away, Shukaku seemed to be in a better mood and let out another ear-piercing laugh before turning its gaze to another small insect on the battlefield.

"Huh? What's this thing?"

Shukaku tilted its enormous head, a hint of curiosity flashing in its golden cross-shaped pupils, which was then replaced by rage.

"I don't care what you are, you're all going to die!"

Shukaku roared, its massive forepaws slamming down on Aoba with a whistling sound as they tore through the air, like Mount Tai crashing down!

Boom!!!

The earth trembled violently, and sand and dust rose into the sky.

Shukaku's claw slammed into the ground, creating a huge crater!

"Hmph, a pathetic insect."

Shukaku gave a smug snort.

However, as the sandstorm gradually subsided, Shukaku was stunned.

Instead of being smashed into a pulp, Qingye stood steadily on the back of its huge paw!

"Too slow, big tanuki."

Aoba stared coldly at Shukaku with his blood-red vertical pupils, a mocking smile curving his lips.

Shukaku was startled. It immediately manipulated the sand on its claws, turning it into countless sand tentacles, trying to tightly entangle and strangle Aoba.

But Aoba is faster!

In his half-beast form, Aoba's physique and speed received a terrifying boost.

He suddenly exerted force with both legs, the sand beneath his feet exploded with a roar, and he transformed into a bolt of lightning, instantly traversing a distance of tens of meters.

[Painful Feet]!

Bang! ! !

A powerful whip kick landed precisely on the side of Shukaku's massive head.

That terrifying force knocked Shukaku's head to the side, causing its massive body to lose its balance and crash to one side, slamming heavily onto the desert and creating a sandstorm.

"That's it? I thought it was something more impressive."

Rasa flew back from afar, stepping on gold dust. Looking at the fallen Shukaku, he couldn't help but taunt, "I told you, this kid isn't so easy to deal with."

"Shut up! I'm going to kill him!"

Shukaku was stunned by Aoba's kick and then mocked by Rasa, which made him furious.

It suddenly flipped over and got up, frantically pounding the ground with its hands.

Rumble!

The desert, spanning hundreds of meters in radius, seemed to come alive, with countless enormous sand pillars rising into the sky, like a net stretching towards Qingye and suffocating her.

At the same time, Rasa snorted coldly, formed hand seals, and high-density gold dust turned into a rain of gold, mixing with Shukaku's sand to form a three-dimensional blockade.

An endless expanse of yellow sand, plus the heavy gold dust of the Fourth Kazekage.

The oppressive feeling of this mixed doubles is enough to make any Kage-level powerhouse feel despair.

Aoba dodged and weaved through the impenetrable sand gold trap. The terrifying physical attributes brought about by his half-beast transformation boosted his speed and reaction speed to an astonishing level, and every dodge was perfectly precise.

However, there was simply too much sand and gold dust, and with the attack coming from both sides, Aoba's room for maneuver was getting smaller and smaller.

"Got you!"

A glint flashed in Luo Sha's eyes, and he suddenly clasped his hands together.

boom!

The yellow sand and gold dust from all directions instantly converged, like a huge tomb, completely burying Qingye within.

"Hahaha! Get crushed into mincemeat by my sand!"

Shukaku laughed triumphantly.

However, its smile didn't last two seconds before the massive sand tomb suddenly trembled violently.

boom! ! !

A giant hand of sand, formed from dense yellow sand, burst forth from the tomb, shattering the surrounding sand and gold dust into dust.

Immediately afterwards, Qingye's voice, filled with a mix of fervor and excitement, rang out from the swirling dust.

"To be honest, I've wanted to try this for a long time."

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As soon as he finished speaking, the earth began to tremble violently.

Rumble—!!!

Before Rasa and Shukaku's astonished eyes, the sand within a radius of several hundred meters seemed to be subjected to some kind of irresistible gravitational force, with all the sand grains beginning to converge towards Aoba's location.

In just a few breaths, a sand giant, whose size was no less than that of the One-Tailed Shukaku, suddenly rose from the ground!

For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared on Shukaku's extremely arrogant face.

"Come on, little one!"

Aoba's voice came from the mouth of the Sand Giant.

The sand giant strode forward with its thick legs, grabbed its massive sand fist, and smashed it towards Shukaku's face with a whistling sound that tore through the air.

boom!

Before Shukaku could react, the Sand Giant delivered a solid punch to its face, sending its massive body staggering and its head buzzing.

"You—you bastard!!"

Shukaku was furious.

Its belly swelled rapidly, and it slammed its front paws onto its distended abdomen.

"Wind Release: Sky Bullet Training!!"

The sand giant raised his left hand, and a large amount of sand spun and condensed rapidly in his palm, instantly forming a huge circular shield with seven layers of petal-shaped defensive patterns faintly appearing on its surface.

[Seven Rings Covering the Blazing Sky]!

boom!!!

However, sand is still sand, and its density and hardness have limits.

Click—click—

With a teeth-grinding cracking sound, the seemingly indestructible sand shield shattered layer by layer, like glass struck by a heavy hammer, and collapsed completely.

Aoba was not surprised by this.

However, taking advantage of the time the shield bought, the Sand Giant had already strode up to Shukaku.

Seeing that Shukaku's belly swelled up again, it was time to launch the second practice missile.

Aoba, controlling the Sand Giant, delivered a powerful uppercut that landed precisely on Shukaku's chin.

boom!

Shukaku's head jerked upwards, and the training bullet in its mouth was deflected and sent hurtling into the sky, blasting a huge hole in the clouds.

Immediately afterward, the Sand Giant gave Shukaku no chance to catch its breath and pounced on it.

The massive sand-like body pinned Shukaku to the sand, its fists pounding down like a storm.

Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!

Each punch carried the force of an earthquake, smashing Shukaku's sand-made body into pieces, reforming itself, and then breaking apart again.

Dust billowed into the sky, obscuring the sky for several kilometers in radius.

"You! Stop! Damn it!"

Shukaku's roar was intermittent, mixed with painful howls.

On the distant sand dunes, Chiyo and Ebizo stared in disbelief at the scene.

A Konoha ninja conjured a sand giant the same size as the One-Tailed Shukaku.

Then he rode on Shukaku and beat him up.

"Sister, older sister————"

Ebizo's voice trembled, "That brat from Konoha—what kind of monster is he?"

Chiyo did not answer.

Her aged face was filled with shock and despair.

Also stunned was Luo Sha, who had almost been blown away by the strong wind earlier.

He stared wide-eyed at what lay ahead in disbelief.

The One-Tailed Shukaku, which he had placed great hopes on and regarded as the ultimate weapon of Sunagakure, was now being brutally beaten to the ground by a young ninja from Konoha!

"This—this is impossible—"

Luo Sha muttered to himself, his already pale face now completely devoid of color.

He never expected that this kid from Konoha named Yamashiro Aoba would be hiding such terrifying power!

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